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There are multiple envelopes on mailed ballots. Some only have a sleeve around the ballot inside an envelope with the voter's information visible on the outside of the mailing envelope. Some use a third envelope around the envelope with the voter's information on a second concelled envelope.Wouldn't an absentee be the same? If the absentee requires an identifying sheet or something then you certainly wouldn't be able to vote anonymously. I've never cast an absentee because I took advantage of the early voting option.
In many instances once the voter's identity and validity is determined the envelopes are separated from the sleeve containing the ballot and the concelled ballot is processed according to procedures. Once the identifying envelope is separated from the ballot there is no way to track it back to the voter.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Here is the question: If someone votes absentee and dies before the actual election (March 28th) is it a legitimate vote and can it be counted? Is it therefore possible that the dead can have legitimately voted?Dave, it appears you live in a state that has a statute that prohibits counting of absentee ballots cast by voters who die before Election Day.New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin— have statutes that explicitly prohibit counting absentee ballots cast by voters who die before Election Day.
Now it might rest on a decision being made over if ballots returned before the first Election Day with the voter dying before the rescheduled Election Day will be counted.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
But they have to know the voter is deceased, before the ballot could be rejected. There is no system in place requiring any person or office to automatically notify election boards of every death as soon as it occurs. Once the envelopes of an absentee ballot are open, the ballots are removed and handled separately and no way to tie any specific ballot to the person to whom it was issued. So any challenge has only up to election day to happen. After that, it doesnt matter.
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Yes, the dead can vote. Ghoul-gle it.
State laws will vary, but if there is a recount can't the validity of votes by people who died before the election be challenged? Minnesota had a US Senate election go to a recount and it took months before the winner was finally determined. There were many challenges of votes for a variety of reasons.
read it again, it does not count, only if due proof of death is presented, otherwise it counts and is not a reason to invalidate an election.
Voting is secret. Once the ballot is removed from the envelope, there's no way to know which way that person voted. If you had a recount, you could not back out that vote.
When votes are challenged in a recount, it's usually because of the way the ballot was marked. But there's no way to tie a ballot back to a person.
Mike
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As close to authority, for the country in general as it gets: https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-c...r-a-voter-dies
Voting AFTER dying warrants a stiff penalty
My understanding is that while the vote was lawful at the time it was cast, if the voter passes away before the close of election day polls, their ballot is no longer valid and isn't supposed to be counted.
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